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Hello family, I don't know how many of you read yesterday that I had heard from my Congressman about the prescription issue. This being an election year and the time to vote is drawing near, we in the pd community have concerns with Medicare. If you are still undecided which way to vote, here is a quote from my Congressman's letter. "Like you, I believe that Medicare should have a prescription drug benefit and that is why on June 28, 2000, the House of Representatives passed a Medicare prescription drug package which the Republican leadership championed. The House-passed Medicare prescription drug benefit would utilize a public-private partnership to let seniors choose the right coverage from several competing prescription drug plans--or allow them to keep their existing coverage. The plan would protect seniors from high out-of-pocket drug costs, without resorting to price-fixing or government price controls. Simply put, our new prrescription drug benefit would be affordable, available, and completely voluntary. Unfortunately, because it is an election year, the Senate Democrats refuse to move the House-passed bill because they would rather label us as a "do-nothing-Congress" to help their chances of increasing their number of seats in Congress." At any rate...my Congressman is in support of helping me...I will keep you informed. Sandy Norris 40/28/20 "Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see."